diff --git a/cc/config/tidy.go b/cc/config/tidy.go
index 4ac9e58..b3a86f3 100644
--- a/cc/config/tidy.go
+++ b/cc/config/tidy.go
@@ -20,24 +20,48 @@
 )
 
 func init() {
-	// Most Android source files are not clang-tidy clean yet.
-	// Global tidy checks include only google*, performance*,
-	// and misc-macro-parentheses, but not google-readability*
-	// or google-runtime-references.
+	// Many clang-tidy checks like altera-*, llvm-*, modernize-*
+	// are not designed for Android source code or creating too
+	// many (false-positive) warnings. The global default tidy checks
+	// should include only tested groups and exclude known noisy checks.
+	// See https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/list.html
 	pctx.VariableFunc("TidyDefaultGlobalChecks", func(ctx android.PackageVarContext) string {
 		if override := ctx.Config().Getenv("DEFAULT_GLOBAL_TIDY_CHECKS"); override != "" {
 			return override
 		}
 		return strings.Join([]string{
 			"-*",
-			"bugprone*",
+			"abseil-*",
+			"android-*",
+			"bugprone-*",
+			"cert-*",
+			// clang-analyzer-* check is slow and enables clang-diagnostic-padded,
+			// which cannot be suppressed yet.
+			// "clang-analyzer-*",
 			"clang-diagnostic-unused-command-line-argument",
-			"google*",
-			"misc-macro-parentheses",
-			"performance*",
+			"google-*",
+			"misc-*",
+			"performance-*",
+			"portability-*",
 			"-bugprone-narrowing-conversions",
 			"-google-readability*",
 			"-google-runtime-references",
+			"-misc-no-recursion",
+			"-misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes",
+			"-misc-unused-parameters",
+			// the following groups are excluded by -*
+			// -altera-*
+			// -cppcoreguidelines-*
+			// -darwin-*
+			// -fuchsia-*
+			// -hicpp-*
+			// -llvm-*
+			// -llvmlibc-*
+			// -modernize-*
+			// -mpi-*
+			// -objc-*
+			// -readability-*
+			// -zircon-*
 		}, ",")
 	})
 
diff --git a/cc/tidy.go b/cc/tidy.go
index 17471e6..972ad7b 100644
--- a/cc/tidy.go
+++ b/cc/tidy.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package cc
 
 import (
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
@@ -130,7 +131,31 @@
 	tidyChecks = tidyChecks + ",-bugprone-branch-clone"
 	flags.TidyFlags = append(flags.TidyFlags, tidyChecks)
 
-	if len(tidy.Properties.Tidy_checks_as_errors) > 0 {
+	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("WITH_TIDY") {
+		// WITH_TIDY=1 enables clang-tidy globally. There could be many unexpected
+		// warnings from new checks and many local tidy_checks_as_errors and
+		// -warnings-as-errors can break a global build.
+		// So allow all clang-tidy warnings.
+		inserted := false
+		for i, s := range flags.TidyFlags {
+			if strings.Contains(s, "-warnings-as-errors=") {
+				// clang-tidy accepts only one -warnings-as-errors
+				// replace the old one
+				re := regexp.MustCompile(`'?-?-warnings-as-errors=[^ ]* *`)
+				newFlag := re.ReplaceAllString(s, "")
+				if newFlag == "" {
+					flags.TidyFlags[i] = "-warnings-as-errors=-*"
+				} else {
+					flags.TidyFlags[i] = newFlag + " -warnings-as-errors=-*"
+				}
+				inserted = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !inserted {
+			flags.TidyFlags = append(flags.TidyFlags, "-warnings-as-errors=-*")
+		}
+	} else if len(tidy.Properties.Tidy_checks_as_errors) > 0 {
 		tidyChecksAsErrors := "-warnings-as-errors=" + strings.Join(esc(tidy.Properties.Tidy_checks_as_errors), ",")
 		flags.TidyFlags = append(flags.TidyFlags, tidyChecksAsErrors)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/soong_build/main.go b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
index 907bed3..1b7ac55 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_build/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_build/main.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 	return configuration.IsEnvTrue("CONVERT_TO_BAZEL")
 }
 
-func newContext(srcDir string, configuration android.Config) *android.Context {
+func newContext(configuration android.Config) *android.Context {
 	ctx := android.NewContext(configuration)
 	if bazelConversionRequested(configuration) {
 		// Register an alternate set of singletons and mutators for bazel
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 		// needed to correctly evaluate the tree in the second pass.
 		// TODO(cparsons): Don't output any ninja file, as the second pass will overwrite
 		// the incorrect results from the first pass, and file I/O is expensive.
-		firstCtx := newContext(srcDir, configuration)
+		firstCtx := newContext(configuration)
 		configuration.SetStopBefore(bootstrap.StopBeforeWriteNinja)
 		bootstrap.Main(firstCtx.Context, configuration, extraNinjaDeps...)
 		// Invoke bazel commands and save results for second pass.
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		ctx = newContext(srcDir, secondPassConfig)
+		ctx = newContext(secondPassConfig)
 		bootstrap.Main(ctx.Context, secondPassConfig, extraNinjaDeps...)
 	} else {
-		ctx = newContext(srcDir, configuration)
+		ctx = newContext(configuration)
 		bootstrap.Main(ctx.Context, configuration, extraNinjaDeps...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
index c59732b..55d0fd1 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
       # is empty.  Set it to something low so that it will be overriden by the
       # main manifest, but high enough that it doesn't cause implicit
       # permissions grants.
-      target_attr.value = '15'
+      target_attr.value = '16'
     else:
       target_attr.value = target_sdk_version
     element.setAttributeNode(target_attr)
diff --git a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
index d6e7f26..3a0a25d 100755
--- a/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
+++ b/scripts/manifest_fixer_test.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     """Tests inserting targetSdkVersion when minSdkVersion exists."""
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='27')
-    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='15')
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='16')
     output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', True)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     """Tests inserting targetSdkVersion when minSdkVersion does not exist."""
 
     manifest_input = self.manifest_tmpl % ''
-    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='15')
+    expected = self.manifest_tmpl % self.uses_sdk(min='28', target='16')
     output = self.raise_min_sdk_version_test(manifest_input, '28', '29', True)
     self.assertEqual(output, expected)
 
diff --git a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
index 38306ad..2ccce15 100644
--- a/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
+++ b/sysprop/sysprop_library.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -125,8 +126,8 @@
 	properties syspropLibraryProperties
 
 	checkApiFileTimeStamp android.WritablePath
-	latestApiFile         android.Path
-	currentApiFile        android.Path
+	latestApiFile         android.OptionalPath
+	currentApiFile        android.OptionalPath
 	dumpedApiFile         android.WritablePath
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@
 	return proptools.Bool(m.properties.Public_stub)
 }
 
-func (m *syspropLibrary) CurrentSyspropApiFile() android.Path {
+func (m *syspropLibrary) CurrentSyspropApiFile() android.OptionalPath {
 	return m.currentApiFile
 }
 
@@ -243,8 +244,11 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	m.currentApiFile = android.PathForSource(ctx, ctx.ModuleDir(), "api", baseModuleName+"-current.txt")
-	m.latestApiFile = android.PathForSource(ctx, ctx.ModuleDir(), "api", baseModuleName+"-latest.txt")
+	apiDirectoryPath := path.Join(ctx.ModuleDir(), "api")
+	currentApiFilePath := path.Join(apiDirectoryPath, baseModuleName+"-current.txt")
+	latestApiFilePath := path.Join(apiDirectoryPath, baseModuleName+"-latest.txt")
+	m.currentApiFile = android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, currentApiFilePath)
+	m.latestApiFile = android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, latestApiFilePath)
 
 	// dump API rule
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
@@ -258,19 +262,37 @@
 	// check API rule
 	rule = android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
 
+	// We allow that the API txt files don't exist, when the sysprop_library only contains internal
+	// properties. But we have to feed current api file and latest api file to the rule builder.
+	// Currently we can't get android.Path representing the null device, so we add any existing API
+	// txt files to implicits, and then directly feed string paths, rather than calling Input(Path)
+	// method.
+	var apiFileList android.Paths
+	currentApiArgument := os.DevNull
+	if m.currentApiFile.Valid() {
+		apiFileList = append(apiFileList, m.currentApiFile.Path())
+		currentApiArgument = m.currentApiFile.String()
+	}
+
+	latestApiArgument := os.DevNull
+	if m.latestApiFile.Valid() {
+		apiFileList = append(apiFileList, m.latestApiFile.Path())
+		latestApiArgument = m.latestApiFile.String()
+	}
+
 	// 1. compares current.txt to api-dump.txt
 	// current.txt should be identical to api-dump.txt.
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf(`\n******************************\n`+
 		`API of sysprop_library %s doesn't match with current.txt\n`+
 		`Please update current.txt by:\n`+
-		`m %s-dump-api && rm -rf %q && cp -f %q %q\n`+
+		`m %s-dump-api && mkdir -p %q && rm -rf %q && cp -f %q %q\n`+
 		`******************************\n`, baseModuleName, baseModuleName,
-		m.currentApiFile.String(), m.dumpedApiFile.String(), m.currentApiFile.String())
+		apiDirectoryPath, currentApiFilePath, m.dumpedApiFile.String(), currentApiFilePath)
 
 	rule.Command().
 		Text("( cmp").Flag("-s").
 		Input(m.dumpedApiFile).
-		Input(m.currentApiFile).
+		Text(currentApiArgument).
 		Text("|| ( echo").Flag("-e").
 		Flag(`"` + msg + `"`).
 		Text("; exit 38) )")
@@ -285,11 +307,12 @@
 	rule.Command().
 		Text("( ").
 		BuiltTool("sysprop_api_checker").
-		Input(m.latestApiFile).
-		Input(m.currentApiFile).
+		Text(latestApiArgument).
+		Text(currentApiArgument).
 		Text(" || ( echo").Flag("-e").
 		Flag(`"` + msg + `"`).
-		Text("; exit 38) )")
+		Text("; exit 38) )").
+		Implicits(apiFileList)
 
 	m.checkApiFileTimeStamp = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "check_api.timestamp")
 
@@ -393,31 +416,6 @@
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("srcs", "sysprop_library must specify srcs")
 	}
 
-	missingApi := false
-
-	for _, txt := range []string{"-current.txt", "-latest.txt"} {
-		path := path.Join(ctx.ModuleDir(), "api", m.BaseModuleName()+txt)
-		file := android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, path)
-		if !file.Valid() {
-			ctx.ModuleErrorf("API file %#v doesn't exist", path)
-			missingApi = true
-		}
-	}
-
-	if missingApi {
-		script := "build/soong/scripts/gen-sysprop-api-files.sh"
-		p := android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, script)
-
-		if !p.Valid() {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("script file %s doesn't exist", script))
-		}
-
-		ctx.ModuleErrorf("One or more api files are missing. "+
-			"You can create them by:\n"+
-			"%s %q %q", script, ctx.ModuleDir(), m.BaseModuleName())
-		return
-	}
-
 	// ctx's Platform or Specific functions represent where this sysprop_library installed.
 	installedInSystem := ctx.Platform() || ctx.SystemExtSpecific()
 	installedInVendorOrOdm := ctx.SocSpecific() || ctx.DeviceSpecific()